Kayla Gordon is used to going all out.

The Wiscasset High School senior rarely had a soccer game in which she, the goaltender, didn't get at least a little muddy in net. Rare, too, were the games on the basketball court when she didn't sprawl out for a loose ball or on the softball diamond in which she didn't make an appearance in the box score.

Now, as she gets ready for another season, Gordon is going all out again.

This time, she's looking for some help.

Gordon is seeking the $5,000 Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship, but to get there she needs some help from the community. The first round of voting, which closes April 24, asks the community to vote for their prospective students. The top 10 will then move onto the interview process before three are picked from each New England state.

Prospective scholarship winners must maintain a 3.0 grade point average while exemplifying good sportsmanship on the playing field, and also while performing volunteer work in their communities.

Wiscasset will have two potential scholarship recipients in Gordon and Maeve Carlson.

When it comes to sportsmanship, it's what Gordon is known for, she said.

She was chosen as the sportsmanship award winner following the 2014 soccer season by head coach Duane Goud and was an honorable mention for the Mountain Valley Conference team. She was also selected to be an academic all-star in the fall and winter, and said she expects the same after the softball season.

She also racked up awards as starting center for the basketball team: This past season she was named the team's most valuable player and was an honorable mention for the all-conference team.

“I've put in a lot of time establishing myself in the community, trying to make everything I do a positive influence for my teammates and myself,” she said. “I try to better myself, and better my community.”

Gordon said that that work has shown through — in the summer she works at the recreation center as a counselor, and has been a part of soccer and softball clinics for younger students.

“I went down to the middle school to help (Deb) Pooler out with something, and I had kids waving at me, saying 'hi' and 'how are you,'” she said. “It's good because not only have I made an impact on their lives, through summer rec and the clinics, but it's nice to actually see the influence I can have on and off the field.”

Some of those off-the-field recognitions include local and regional awards for her play on the field and court.

“I put commitment and dedication into the sports I play and my academics, and I want to strive for (the best) for myself and my school,” said Gordon.

If awarded with the grant, Gordon said she would likely attend Husson University in Bangor in the fall, where she would study accounting and play on the soccer team.

“Hopefully, I'll be on the soccer team; I'm starting to get to know who that coach is,” she said, adding that she had known the previous coach. “I want to become a forensic accountant. I would search for fraud and embezzlement, and maybe work for the FBI.

“I don't want just a sit-down desk job. It's (forensic accountant) is kind of like a desk job, but it's like a puzzle and that's what I want,” she said. “I like numbers — I'd say math is my strong suit in school.”

One number that is especially alluring is $5,000, which would help relieve some of the financial stress, Gordon said.

“It would really help me out; I want to go to college to further my education, so it really would take a big burden off my shoulders,” she said. “It also means something to me because (2014 winner and Wiscasset graduate) Briana (Goud) won it last year, and I saw her process, saw how excited it made her. I'd like to be able to say 'Hey, I won this as myself — I pushed through, and got myself the votes.’”

To that end, Gordon has created a Facebook page to remind her friends and acquaintances to vote every day.

Votes can be cast once a day, every day, at www.hood.com/scholarship